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Kanji for Autumn
The kanji for “autumn” is 秋, read shuu and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
autumn
Autumn, the season of harvest and red leaves.
9 strokes On reading シュウ (shuu) Kun reading あき、とき (aki, toki) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: autumn
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aki, shuu
In Japan it appears in about 603 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 秋: Matthew 真秋 · Shu 秋 · Mathew 真秋 · Irish 藍里秋 · Lucius 瑠秋寿 · Vashti 羽秋知 · Ashley 安秋里 · Joshua 恕秋安 · Josh 恕秋
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